aajboowe

Definition: be cornered somewhere in trying to escape, hole up somewhere in trying to escape

aajboowe
>vai
>1sIND ndaajboowe;
>3sCCONJ yaajboowet; 1 be cornered somewhere in trying to escape, hole up somewhere in trying to escape. Giji-mchikan gii-aajboowe wa gaazhgens bminaashkaagot nimookaajiinyin.
>The cat was cornered on top of the fence when the dog was chasing it. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: aajiboowe.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Animate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n72973243783n
GKS Reference Number: 11051
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